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1976 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1976
team	Maryland Terrapins
sport	football
image	1976-Maryland-Terrapins-mediaguide.jpg
image_size	260px
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
CoachRank	11
APRank	8
record	11–1
conf_record	5–0
head_coach	Jerry Claiborne
hc_year	5th
stadium	Byrd Stadium
champion	ACC champion
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](1977-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_result	L 21–30 vs. [Houston](1976-houston-cougars-football-team)

The 1976 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Terrapins offense scored 294 points while the defense allowed 115 points. Led by head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins appeared in the Cotton Bowl Classic after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title with a flawless 5-0 conference record.

Schedule

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Roster

1977 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 1977 NFL draft.

References

(September 12, 1976). "Terps ho-hum Richmond". The News Journal.
(September 19, 1976). "Terps beat WVU, 24–3". The Danville Register.
(September 26, 1976). "Orange bow, 42–28". Sunday Telegram.
(October 3, 1976). "Terps ease past Villanova 20–9". Greensboro Daily News.
(October 10, 1976). "Terps tame 'Pack for 'Sweet 16'". Daily Press.
(October 17, 1976). "No. 5 Maryland struggles past Deacons, 17–15". The Daily Times.
(October 24, 1976). "Manges-led Terps trample Duke 30–3". Winston-Salem Journal.
(October 31, 1976). "Fifth-rankes Terrapins convince Kentucky 24–14". Sunday Herald-Leader.
(November 7, 1976). "Maryland mops up on Bearcats, 21–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(November 14, 1976). "Maryland blanks Clemson". The Lynchburg News.
(November 21, 1976). "Maryland tops Virginia, accepts Cotton Bowl bid". The News and Observer.
(January 2, 1977). "Houston stuns Maryland in Cotton Bowl". The Marshall News Messenger.
"1977 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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